Bronze Age

Draft Animals - Past, Present and Future

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Organised by
Country
Germany

For millenia, draft animals played a key role in the survival of many cultures. Even today, draft animals still secure the livelihood of millions of people around the globe. Be it in transportation, agriculture or forestry: draft animals can offer sustainable, ecofriendly and economically valuable ways of land-use.

Bronze Workshop Zeiteninsel

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Country
Germany

Time: 10:00-17:00
Costs: 80, - € / day plus material
Leaders: Thomas Groß, Boris and Philipp Potschka
Number of people: max. 8

During these two days, with the support of our experienced course instructors, you can plan and implement your own bronze casting projects. One-day participation is possible.

Construction of a Double Wattle Wall with Clay

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Germany

Wood and clay are the oldest building materials known to man and are also used in the construction of the Zeiteninsel model buildings. In the Bronze Age residential building, a double wattle wall will be built, which will then be daubed.
Participation of at least two days is necessary.

The Past Has a Future! 2021

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Organised by
Department of Archaeology University of Warsaw
Country
Poland

We would like to invite you to participate in the 2nd Conference of the Faculty of Archaeology ‘Przeszłość ma przyszłość!/ The Past Has a Future!’, which will take place, in a hybrid format at the Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw (Poland) and online on March 22-26th, 2021

Irish Copper Axe-Ingots Recovered in Brittany: Experimental Casting to Recreate Porous Material

Aurélien Burlot (IE)
The present study discusses the casting of copper axe-ingots in open, wet sand moulds, in an attempt to recreate porous artefacts that have been recovered in Brittany, France. The original axe-ingots are considered to be Irish copper metalwork from the Early Bonze Age. However, these artefacts are not finished objects and are poorly cast. This nevertheless appears to be deliberate because...

Book Review: Scelte Tecnologiche, Expertise e Aspetti Sociali della Produzione. Una Metodologia Multidisciplinare Applicata allo Studio della Ceramica Eneolitica by Vanessa Forte

Valeria Tiezzi (IT)
This book is a welcome addition to the bookshelf of Italian archaeologists interested in Prehistory and will certainly be of great use to those who are trying to gain a good understanding of pottery technology. Written in Italian, it is one of the few books in this language dealing with ceramic technology and the social aspects of the production by presenting, as a case study, the Copper Age domestic and ...